11-08-05 Minutes Workshop
WORKSHOP MEETING
NOVEMBER 8, 2005
A Workshop Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was called to
order by Mayor Jeff Perlman in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall at 6:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, November 8, 2005.
Roll call showed:
Present -
Commissioner Patricia Archer
Commissioner Rita Ellis
Commissioner Jon Levinson
Commissioner Alberta McCarthy
Mayor Jeff Perlman
Absent -
None
Also present were -
David T. Harden, City Manager
Susan A. Ruby, City Attorney
Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk
Mayor Perlman called the meeting to order and announced that it had been called for the purpose of
considering the following items:
WORKSHOP AGENDA
1. Presentation of the Community Survey Results - La~ Schroeder Delray Beach Chief of Police
Dr. Richard Smith from Diagnostics Plus was not in attendance. Chief Schroeder provided
a brief summation of the Delray Beach Police Department Survey, for October 2005. An in-
depth study will be conducted between Chief Schroeder and his Command Staff to evaluate
the full results. This survey will help the Police Department measure out-comes instead of
out-puts, and will provide a baseline to evaluate citizen opinion on how the community
views the Police Department. Chief Schroeder would like to continue this survey on an
annual basis which would include the seasonal residents and again at eighteen months for the
summer residents. Since the population in the City changes from season to season it would
provide a mix of opinions. Dr. Smith will present a proposal to Chief Schroeder referencing
the organizational priorities that his team found through this study. There was an error on
page four concerning the public view of Police Officers. Chief Schroeder passed out a
corrected sheet, which still required adjustments to the figures on the page.
Discussion followed concerning the survey. The consensus of the Commission was
favorable to proceed with the survey every eighteen months and to establish a trend in
citizen opinions. One concern was to ensure that future surveys would provide statistically
balanced opinions. A question arose whether the survey could be benchmarked with other
municipalities in order to display a comparison of population and diversity. Chief Schroeder
stated Dr. Smith should be able to compare the City of Delray Beach with his data from
other municipalities. By supplying the Delray Beach Police Officers with this survey, the
Officers would have the opportunity to provide input, and address needed areas of
improvement. The consensus of the Commission was approval for both the City
comparisons and Officer input ideas.
2. Review of Commission Goals /Impact from Hurricane Wilma
David T. Harden, City Manager and Richard Hasko, Director of Environmental Services
provided an overview of the impact that Hurricane Wilma had on the City's Capital
Program. The focus of concern was primarily projects which would be delayed as a result of
the storm. There were only a few items which would be delayed. The Progress Report will
be generated on a quarterly basis.
Discussion followed on the various aspects of the Progress Report. It was the consensus of
the Commission that if any project experiences difficulty for completion goals, Staff is
requested to let the Commission know right away. The Commission also shares Mayor
Perlman's sense of urgency on completion deadlines.
Mayor Perlman adjourned the Workshop Meeting at 8:08 p.m.
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City Clerk
ATTEST:
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The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the
information provided herein is the Minutes of the Workshop Meeting of the City Commission held
on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, which Minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City
Commission on November 15, 2005 .
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City Clerk
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